Johnson scores major win as House GOP advances Trump’s top election priority
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., talks with reporters in the U.S. Capitol on June 10, 2026. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)They’re using a mechanism called budget reconciliation, which allows the party in power to pass sweeping fiscal policy by lowering the Senate’s threshold for advancement from 60 votes to a simple majority. Chip Roy, R-Texas, said he was leaning in support but still undecided.
- ▪Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., talks with reporters in the U.S.
- ▪Capitol on June 10, 2026. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)They’re using a mechanism called budget reconciliation, which allows the party in power to pass sweeping fiscal policy by lowering the Senate’s threshold for advance
- ▪Chip Roy, R-Texas, said he was leaning in support but still undecided.
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House Domestic Policy Johnson scores major win as House GOP advances Trump’s top election priority Fiscal hawks threatened to sink Speaker Mike Johnson's plan to pass election integrity measures through reconciliation By Elizabeth Elkind Fox News Published July 22, 2026 5:00pm EDT Facebook Twitter Threads Flipboard Comments Print Email Add Fox News on Google close Video Outrage ensues after glitch lets non-citizens vote in New Jersey Eric Shawn reports on the stunning revelation that thousands of non-citizens were improperly registered to vote in New Jersey due to a software error, with nearly 400 casting ballots.
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